The hitting and baserunning of Ron LeFlore sparked the Tigers to a 7-3 victory over the Twins. With the score 3-3 in the sixth inning, Steve Dillard singled, advanced to second on a groundout and scored on a single by Ron LeFlore. LeFlore singled to lead off the third stanza, stole second and scored on a single by John Wockenfuss. LeFlore's steal was his 27th consecutive, setting an A. L. record. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 7, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Tuesday, August    22, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Tigers       0  0  1    2  0  1    0  0  3  -   7 11  1
Twins        1  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   1   2   1     0   1   .295      Powell rf             5   2   2   0     0   0   .251
Wockenfuss lf         4   0   2   1     1   0   .295      Smalley ss            3   0   0   0     1   1   .286
Staub dh              3   0   2   0     2   1   .298      Carew 1b              4   0   2   2     0   0   .342
Parrish c             4   1   0   0     0   2   .220      Ford cf               4   1   2   0     0   1   .296
Rodriguez 3b          3   2   0   0     2   0   .258      Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Stanley 1b            5   1   0   0     0   1   .256      Cubbage 3b            3   0   1   1     1   0   .294
Corcoran rf           5   0   1   3     0   0   .266      Adams dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Dillard 2b            5   2   3   0     0   0   .245      Norwood lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Trammell ss           3   0   1   1     1   0   .259      Wilfong 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jackson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Perzanowski p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   7  11   6     6   5             Totals               35   3   7   3     2   3

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance:  7,726
Left on Base: Tigers 10, Twins 7
DP: Tigers 0, Twins 1
Errors: Trammell, Carew, Norwood
Doubles: Dillard 2 (4), Corcoran (11), Powell (16)
Triples: Trammell (3)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (58)
Caught Stealing: Wockenfuss (1)
Hit by Pitch: Parrish (3,by Perzanowski)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton W(13-9)          9     7   3   2   2   3   0  37   4.06
Totals                  9     7   3   2   2   3   0  37

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jackson                 4     6   3   3   4   3   0  21   4.85
Perzanowski L(2-6)      5     5   4   4   2   2   0  23   5.82
Totals                  9    11   7   7   6   5   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Perzanowski (3)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Lou DiMuro


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Wockenfuss grounded out
(shortstop to first); Staub singled to left; Parrish struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell reached on an error by Trammell; Smalley
grounded out (second to first) [Powell to second]; Carew singled
to left [Powell scored (unearned)]; Ford struck out; Wynegar
flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Twins 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez walked; Stanley forced Rodriguez (second
unassisted); Corcoran flied out to right; Dillard doubled to
right [Stanley to third]; Trammell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Cubbage grounded out (first to pitcher); Adams flied
out to center; Norwood grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 1.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore singled to right; LeFlore stole second;
Wockenfuss singled to right [LeFlore scored]; Staub struck out
while Wockenfuss was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Parrish made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Wilfong grounded out (second to first); Powell lined
to left; Smalley made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Twins 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez walked; Stanley popped to third in foul
territory; Corcoran flied out to left; Dillard doubled to left
[Rodriguez scored (error by Norwood), Dillard to third];
Trammell tripled to center [Dillard scored]; LeFlore lined to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (first unassisted); Ford singled
to left; Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted) [Ford to
second]; Cubbage singled to center [Ford scored]; Adams grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Wockenfuss walked; Staub walked [Wockenfuss to
second]; PERZANOWSKI REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Parrish forced
Staub (pitcher to second) [Wockenfuss to third]; Rodriguez
reached on a fielder's choice [Wockenfuss out at home (third to
catcher), Parrish to second]; Stanley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Norwood was called out on strikes; Wilfong flied out
to left; Powell doubled to left; Smalley walked; Carew singled
to center [Powell scored, Smalley to second]; Ford grounded out
(first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Corcoran flied out to left; Dillard singled to left;
Trammell grounded out (second to first) [Dillard to second];
LeFlore singled to left [Dillard scored]; Wockenfuss grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins
3.

TWINS 6TH: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Cubbage flied
out to left; Adams grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Staub walked; Parrish struck out; Rodriguez reached
on an error by Carew [Staub out at third (shortstop to third)];
Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Tigers 4, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: Norwood grounded out (third to first); Wilfong
grounded out (second to first); Powell singled to center;
Smalley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Corcoran grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Dillard made an out to shortstop; Trammell walked;
LeFlore grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 4, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: Carew lined to left; Ford singled to center; Wynegar
flied out to right; Cubbage walked [Ford to second]; Adams flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Wockenfuss singled to left; Staub singled to right
[Wockenfuss to second]; Parrish was hit by a pitch [Wockenfuss
to third, Staub to second]; Rodriguez forced Wockenfuss (second
to catcher) [Staub to third, Parrish to second]; Stanley forced
Staub (first to catcher) [Parrish to third, Rodriguez to
second]; Corcoran doubled to right [Parrish scored, Rodriguez
scored, Stanley scored]; Dillard grounded out (pitcher to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7, Twins 3.

TWINS 9TH: Norwood flied out to left; Wilfong grounded out
(catcher to first); Powell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, Twins 3.